Chapter 352: Work before shooting for magazine
Chapter 352: Work before shooting for magazine
"That's right. I always think we are no worse than other magazines. Sometimes I even think our Green Ribbon is more creative and valuable than those magazines."
"This is all because of my previous concept. I used to think that as long as I put creativity and energy into the magazine, people would see it. But these are still no match for the celebrity effect. They spend money to hire celebrities to shoot the cover, and the sales will increase and the popularity will naturally increase. So compared with those magazines, we are still not good enough."
"Editor-in-chief, it's okay. You've realized it now, haven't you? Asking the two teachers to film together is the beginning of our transformation. I believe that more people will know us soon."
The assistant's words gave Liu Lin great confidence. "You are right. Fortunately, I reacted in time. We can still make amends now. With the support of celebrities and our unique creativity, our future will only get better and better."
Jiang Mubai and Cheng Yunchuan naturally didn't know that Liu Lin had already signed a contract with Wen Nuohan, nor did they know that Liu Lin had given the cover photo to Wen Nuohan to shoot.
If the two of them knew about this, they would definitely not agree to compete with Wen Nuohan for the cover.
After Wen Nuohan adjusted his mindset and was able to face the magazine shoot calmly, he suddenly received a notice from Liu Lin that he wanted to terminate the contract.
Wen Nuohan was getting anxious, and his agent Zhang Yan saw this and quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, the penalty is not cheap. I will negotiate with her to find out what the reason is."
"Could it be that she thought I was not suitable and changed her mind at the last minute? Am I so bad that I am not suitable for magazine shoots?"
"It's meaningless for you to think about this now. Not only will it not solve the current problem, it will also ruin your mentality. Don't get involved in this matter. Leave it to me and the company to handle."
Zhang Yan contacted Liu Lin in time and asked the reason, but only got an inappropriate answer. Zhang Yan defended Wen Nuohan.
"You agreed to give us the cover only after you had read it. Now you say it's not suitable after we've signed the contract. Isn't the shooting schedule very tight? Do you have time to get the magazine out?"
"Don't worry about that. We will pay you the full amount of the penalty when the time comes."
Zhang Yan didn’t really want their penalty for breach of contract. She was still thinking about helping Wen Nuohan get the magazine photo shoot opportunity.
After all, they are not short of money now, and being able to shoot Liu Lin's magazine is much more important than the money.
"Since you don't need us for this shoot, I won't say much. You don't have to pay the penalty, but you should give us Nuohan a chance to shoot. It doesn't have to be in this magazine. We can do it in the next few issues."
"She really likes you guys, 'Green Ribbon', so I want to help her get another chance with you guys."
She didn't have to pay the penalty for breach of contract and she didn't have to offend Wen Nuohan. Liu Lin was not a fool and of course she knew what to choose. Seeing that Wen Nuohan had given her a way out, she simply went along with it.
"Since you are so sincere, how can I not agree? Let's cancel our previous contract. I will ask my assistant to send you a new one in a few days. Thank you for your understanding and tolerance. Thank you so much."
"Nuohan likes your magazine. I guess doing this can help her fulfill her wish and not let her down."
"We were definitely wrong in this matter. When we sign the contract, feel free to ask for anything you want. I will try to satisfy you."
"Okay, I took Editor Liu's words to heart."
Wen Nuohan saw Zhang Yan coming back from the phone call and immediately asked anxiously, "What happened? Can I still shoot for their magazine?"
"Everything has been solved for you. You can still shoot, but not for this shoot. They arranged for you to shoot next time. They originally insisted on paying the penalty for breach of contract, but I argued for you and they agreed."
"This is not bad, as long as we can shoot. I thought I would never be able to work with them again."
"I don't think they really want to break the contract with you, otherwise they wouldn't have agreed to it immediately after I proposed the new plan."
"Maybe they already had someone more suitable than me, so they wanted to terminate the contract with me. Later they agreed because they didn't have to pay any money and didn't have to offend us."
"Liu Lin must be thinking so. This is a good plan. I want to see who their magazine is photographing this time! It would be best if the theme is really inappropriate and not just perfunctory."
"It must be inappropriate or she wouldn't agree to your other plan."
"You are still too naive. If the theme is not suitable, they can choose a theme that suits ours. I am afraid that someone is squeezing you out from behind. The inappropriateness may just be an excuse for them."
"Then let's wait for the magazine to come out and see who's on the cover."
After seeing that Wen Nuohan had resolved the issue, Liu Lin immediately made an appointment with Cheng Yunchuan and Jiang Mubai to meet and discuss the contract.
Liu Lin invited the two of them to meet in a very private restaurant. When she saw that Jiang Mubai and Cheng Yunchuan came together, she was impressed by their relationship.
"You two teachers have such a good relationship. I didn't expect you two came here together. When you first made your relationship public, the entertainment industry was in turmoil for a long time. I remember Weibo crashed at that time, right?"
"Really? We didn't expect this result. If we had known earlier, we would have revealed the news to everyone in advance."
"Your status is there. Even if you reveal the news in advance, it will still attract everyone's attention."
After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, they got down to business. Jiang Mubai expressed his demands first: "I don't have any good ideas. This is also my first time shooting a magazine, so I don't know much about it and don't know how to say it."
Liu Lin nodded to indicate that he understood what Jiang Mu meant in plain words. I came here today to confirm the contract with you. Of course, you can also take a look at the themes we gave and decide whether to shoot.
"Editor-in-Chief Liu is so humane? I remember that magazines always follow the requirements of photographers and editors-in-chief, but how come we can discuss it together here?"
"Because this is a special treatment for the two teachers, and another reason is that it is related to our theme this time. I am afraid that the two teachers will not agree, so I will show it to you first."
Jiang Mubai and Cheng Yunchuan took the plan and started reading it. After a while, they finally understood what Liu Lin meant by what he had said before.
"I didn't expect the theme this time would be about wedding travel. From what you guys said, it looks like we're going to go abroad to shoot the scenes? Do we have enough time?"
Liu Lin heard Jiang Mubai's doubts and explained carefully, "In fact, our photo shoot this time is only slightly related to wedding dresses. The clothes we prepared are not traditional wedding dresses, so you don't have to worry about these."
"I see. You plan to give us these new styles of clothes to wear during the photo shoot, so that others will feel like we are taking wedding photos in non-stereotypical wedding dresses."
"This is a good idea. It can be regarded as providing a way of taking wedding photos for netizens who are getting married. The wedding photos we have seen in the past are all puffy skirts and suits, which is too boring."
"We thought so at first. The two teachers are also a couple, so they are very suitable for this theme. There are also very specific scenes in our theme, such as camping, which is very popular recently, so we also added it."
"We have arranged the costumes for the back. You will see that there are no tutus. One of the costumes has a veil. We still have to stick to the theme."
After Jiang Mubai read the proposal given by Liu Lin, he felt that the creativity of their magazine was very good and the concept was particularly abstract. If Jiang Mubai hadn't seen the veil, he really wouldn't have known what the theme of their photo shoot was.
"I think your style is still the same as before, the 'green' theme, and the photos you provided also look particularly lively."
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